0:00:09 > 0:00:19Our penultimate game features another of the league's unbeaten
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0:00:22 > 0:00:25Evening. Hope you've been making the most of the mini-heatwave. And
0:00:25 > 0:00:28with temperatures up in the 80s, you'd think the football season had
0:00:28 > 0:00:32only just kicked off. But it's October and we're already a quarter
0:00:32 > 0:00:35of the way through. And the Npower Football League continues to be
0:00:35 > 0:00:37just as unpredictable as the weather. None of the Championship's
0:00:37 > 0:00:40top five won in midweek, which meant Southampton, Middlesbrough
0:00:40 > 0:00:43and Derby were level on ponts, heading into Saturday. Steve
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Claridge takes us through the day's events across all three divisions.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50So, here's what's coming up this evening. Derby County already have
0:00:50 > 0:00:53one East Midlands scalp to their name this season - after seeing off
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Forest, could Nigel Clough's men take another one in the form of
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Leicester City? Malky Mackay's Cardiff toppled Southampton in
0:00:59 > 0:01:02midweek - the Bluebirds were hoping to maintain that momentum when they
0:01:02 > 0:01:06travelled to Hull. We've the best of the action from Elland Road
0:01:06 > 0:01:09where, after a shaky start to the season, Leeds were looking up going
0:01:09 > 0:01:12into their game with Steve Cotterill's Portsmouth. And I've
0:01:12 > 0:01:14been spending my morning round at Nolberto Solano's house and my
0:01:14 > 0:01:17afternoon watching his team Hartlepool United, who were hoping
0:01:17 > 0:01:23to extend their club record unbeaten start to the season at
0:01:23 > 0:01:27home to Sheffield Wednesday. Our first stop tonight is the East
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Midlands, as rivals Leicester and Derby squared up to each other at
0:01:30 > 0:01:33the King Power stadium. It was the 100th competitive meeting between
0:01:33 > 0:01:35these two sides. Unbeaten in six games, Sven's Leicester were
0:01:35 > 0:01:43showing signs of improvement while high-fliers Derby were gunning for
0:01:43 > 0:01:46their seventh win in 10 league games. Leicester made three changes
0:01:46 > 0:01:49from the team that played out the goal-less draw at Middlesbrough
0:01:49 > 0:01:59While Derby were unchanged from the team that drew with Barnsley.
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0:02:14 > 0:02:24just palmed away. The former England international Paul
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0:02:32 > 0:02:41Fernandez. And they would reject is away, it is 1-0, 2 Leicester. --
0:02:41 > 0:02:46David Nugent is away. And didn't he take it well? David Nugent with his
0:02:46 > 0:02:56third goal of the season. He puts Leicester in front. Against their
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0:03:25 > 0:03:32local rivals. And that is what it Roberts. Gareth Roberts in the
0:03:33 > 0:03:39right place, to clear away they header from Sol Bamba. They will
0:03:39 > 0:03:49pay attention to Sol Bamba in the future, no doubt about that! No one
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0:03:52 > 0:04:00in a derby County Show able to get on the end of the cross. -- Derby
0:04:01 > 0:04:05County shirt. The chase on for A king, and David Nugent! It did
0:04:06 > 0:04:13appear to strike the hand of the Leicester City striker, and the
0:04:13 > 0:04:22flag has been raised. The ball bounces up, just there. He can see
0:04:22 > 0:04:32A fielding looking to the officials. The ball bounces up, there. --
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0:04:42 > 0:04:47sell, no doubt about this one. Leicester City thought they had
0:04:47 > 0:04:55gone two up, and when his widow, they hat. That goal disallowed, but
0:04:55 > 0:05:05Leicester not too happy about it. There I used to sell gets his
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0:05:18 > 0:05:25second goal of the season. -- Scottish international. Has a
0:05:26 > 0:05:29couple of goals this season. As time goes on, Derby County are
0:05:30 > 0:05:39going to have to throw more and more players forward, in an effort
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0:06:04 > 0:06:10his way through. Almost getting there as well. Leicester get a
0:06:10 > 0:06:20corner. Steve Howard looking for one last effort from the Leicester
0:06:20 > 0:06:22
0:06:22 > 0:06:26fans to help the home team on. It might be now! Jeffrey Schlupp! And
0:06:26 > 0:06:36that is clearly over the line, even though Ben Davies look to the
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0:06:38 > 0:06:48assistant. There was no way he can claim it was even a close call. A
0:06:48 > 0:06:50
0:06:50 > 0:06:54minimum of five minutes at that time to be played.-added time. Is
0:06:54 > 0:07:01there time for Leicester to get another goal? It is true the legs
0:07:01 > 0:07:06of brick building, and Lloyd Dyer makes it 4-0 in stoppage time. The
0:07:06 > 0:07:12evening gets better and better for Leicester. For Derby County and
0:07:12 > 0:07:17their goalkeeper in particular, it is head in hands time. Asset to the
0:07:17 > 0:07:23lads that it is all right in one game. We will start again against
0:07:23 > 0:07:31the league leaders and two weeks. We deserved to win. We played very
0:07:31 > 0:07:38good football. In the first half, all the Porter five minutes,
0:07:38 > 0:07:44chances, two goals. Second half, they came back, but the end of the
0:07:44 > 0:07:50game was end to end. It was a good win and a very good performance. I
0:07:50 > 0:07:53am very happy, as a team, with another clean sheet. Not happy with
0:07:53 > 0:07:59the first half today but over the last 10 games I have nothing but
0:07:59 > 0:08:01praise for the lads. It would have been nice to get a point to round
0:08:02 > 0:08:10the 19 points of the 20, but it was the 19 points of the 20, but it was
0:08:10 > 0:08:13not to be. The night belonged to Leicester City. You have not been
0:08:13 > 0:08:20convinced by Sven Goran Eriksson's approach, but the team has clip at
0:08:20 > 0:08:25the right time. I think there is a more measured look to Leicester
0:08:26 > 0:08:28this season. There had been a scattergun approach with West --
0:08:28 > 0:08:31Premiership players coming and going, but he has bought some
0:08:31 > 0:08:39decent players at this level and you would think things are starting
0:08:39 > 0:08:46to turn around for them. Four clean sheets in the last four games, give
0:08:46 > 0:08:51you a good platform and foundation. And all of a sudden, going forward,
0:08:51 > 0:08:57they were the real deal. Lots of players have come in and have
0:08:57 > 0:09:03showed a good understanding of the opening goal. Yes, this was a
0:09:03 > 0:09:07marvellous goal. One Patch. You have to have options, you have to
0:09:07 > 0:09:12have that quality of all to play that sort of game, and the pitch
0:09:12 > 0:09:17was fantastic. Three touches, perfectly weighted ball from
0:09:17 > 0:09:26Fernandez, and a fantastic touch from David Nugent. It is perfectly
0:09:26 > 0:09:35into his path, and it is a super finish. They were very positive and
0:09:35 > 0:09:41certain things are coming together for them. The defence is looking
0:09:41 > 0:09:47good, and Jermaine Beckford wasn't even playing, so Sven has options.
0:09:47 > 0:09:53That is the thing. They must get to the play-offs at the very least.
0:09:53 > 0:10:03And that is how it should be. If you spend that sort of money,
0:10:03 > 0:10:07expectations were high. Now, after the Championship's top five all
0:10:07 > 0:10:09dropped points in midweek, let's take a look now at how the other
0:10:09 > 0:10:13early front-runners fared on early front-runners fared on
0:10:13 > 0:10:18Saturday. Joint leaders Southampton went in search of that winning
0:10:18 > 0:10:23feeling with the visit of Watford. A victory for Southampton against
0:10:23 > 0:10:27what it would signal the club's best start to the season in more
0:10:27 > 0:10:33than 50 years. And it was the home side to have the first clear chance
0:10:33 > 0:10:37to take the lead midway through the first half. John Eustace got in a
0:10:37 > 0:10:43tangle in front of Southampton's top scorer, Rickie Lambert, it was
0:10:43 > 0:10:50a handball and a penalty and Vicky Lambert stepped up to score his 9th
0:10:50 > 0:10:54goal in all competitions to establish a 1-0 lead. The chances
0:10:55 > 0:10:59kept on coming. Adam Lallana almost broke the bar with this.
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Southampton continue to dominate. 10 minutes into the second half,
0:11:04 > 0:11:09they won another penalty, with Rickie Lambert being manhandled by
0:11:09 > 0:11:14Adrian Mariappa. And he does that himself down to take the kick and
0:11:14 > 0:11:19clean goal No. 10 for the season. By this time it was also at Hampden,
0:11:19 > 0:11:23laying siege to the Watford goal, making it three two minutes before
0:11:23 > 0:11:27time, with the Brazilian midfielder coolly knowing what he was doing
0:11:27 > 0:11:34when he picked his spot Mac to perfection to score is doubly goal
0:11:34 > 0:11:41of the campaign. Southampton went in search of a four. Richard
0:11:41 > 0:11:51Chaplow going close, this time. Two minutes from time, Southampton's
0:11:51 > 0:11:54
0:11:54 > 0:11:57persistence was rewarded, with this curling effort from Lee Holmes.
0:11:57 > 0:12:03Southampton go into the international break as a great
0:12:03 > 0:12:06championship leaders. -- about right. It may have seemed like a
0:12:06 > 0:12:10scorching opening day of the season but that is October and
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Middlesbrough have yet to taste defeat in the Championship. They
0:12:14 > 0:12:24were soon warming the hands of Reading keeper Adam Federici who
0:12:24 > 0:12:34
0:12:34 > 0:12:44made a brilliant double save from himself, there was a similar
0:12:44 > 0:12:51
0:12:51 > 0:12:58outcome. Offside here. The third the Champion -- Championship play-
0:12:58 > 0:13:02off seven years ago. West Ham appear the more likely top
0:13:02 > 0:13:12flight candidates. The south London side took the initiative after six
0:13:12 > 0:13:17
0:13:17 > 0:13:24their travels in the Championship. And they came up with a suitable
0:13:24 > 0:13:30response. Nolan, who could hardly miss from there. Crystal Palace
0:13:30 > 0:13:40came from behind to beat Brighton midweek. Marry macro scored in that
0:13:40 > 0:13:43
0:13:43 > 0:13:47one and was at it again here immediately after the break.
0:13:47 > 0:13:53Carew made an immediate impact of to preserve their unbeaten away
0:13:53 > 0:13:57record. He showed a lot of character. On
0:13:57 > 0:14:07the balance of play and the amount of domination in this game, we are
0:14:07 > 0:14:15disappointed. Fantastic news, against West Ham. They have very
0:14:15 > 0:14:23good experience, and the way we played was very encouraging to see.
0:14:23 > 0:14:33A very good performance all round. For Ipswich entertained Brighton in
0:14:33 > 0:14:34
0:14:34 > 0:14:40the first meeting between the two since April 2006. They almost took
0:14:40 > 0:14:47the lead here, Anwar Al Awlaki somehow diverted this effort from
0:14:47 > 0:14:50Michael Chopra. Brighton hoped things would get going again after
0:14:50 > 0:15:00the first half when they took the lead. Michael Chopra lost
0:15:00 > 0:15:07
0:15:07 > 0:15:11possession. Vicente ran on to open six minutes later they were level.
0:15:11 > 0:15:15Michael Chopra redeeming himself for his earlier mistake with a
0:15:15 > 0:15:25spectacular first goal on home soil since his move from Cardiff at
0:15:25 > 0:15:26
0:15:26 > 0:15:32summer. Ipswich surge forward in search of another and got it. Sonko
0:15:32 > 0:15:35choosing the perfect time to head his first for the club. Three
0:15:35 > 0:15:40minutes they do, Ipswich put the game to bed, the Brighton defence
0:15:40 > 0:15:45allowing Michael Chopra far too much time to take aim and shoot.
0:15:45 > 0:15:55Five games without a win in all competitions now for Gus Poyet,
0:15:55 > 0:16:02
0:16:02 > 0:16:07just 24 hours after signing a new Southampton suggested the Welsh
0:16:07 > 0:16:14team are finding their feet under their new manager. They had to make
0:16:14 > 0:16:18an early change when Miller was replaced after only nine minutes.
0:16:18 > 0:16:26Cardiff nearly had another problem when their keeper Marshall was
0:16:26 > 0:16:32tested soon after by Brady. Hull are unbeaten in five themselves.
0:16:32 > 0:16:42The hosts made the breakthrough just after half-time. This neat
0:16:42 > 0:16:48
0:16:48 > 0:16:52going further ahead. Stopping this long-range effort. It has been a
0:16:52 > 0:16:56week for Joe Ralls who signed his first professional contract just
0:16:57 > 0:17:06hours before coming on for his first professional debut. They
0:17:06 > 0:17:13don't come much finer than that. The referee awarded a penalty for a
0:17:13 > 0:17:16challenge by Hobbs on Filip Kiss. But the assistant then flagged to
0:17:16 > 0:17:24reveal Filip Kiss had been offside in the build-up and the decision
0:17:24 > 0:17:29was reversed. How Cardiff came to regret their decision. Barmby
0:17:29 > 0:17:39showed he hasn't lost his scoring touch. That lifts them above
0:17:39 > 0:17:42
0:17:42 > 0:17:46If the Lines man feels there was an offside but did not raise his flag,
0:17:46 > 0:17:51and another phase of play for another 20 seconds, where the
0:17:51 > 0:17:55referee gives a penalty. Remarkably the lines and decided he has got it
0:17:55 > 0:18:03wrong and changes his decision. I find it incredible. He has
0:18:03 > 0:18:06apologised. He says he is sorry. It doesn't make it any better. Let us
0:18:06 > 0:18:16clear this up. The manager understandably annoyed. The
0:18:16 > 0:18:19
0:18:19 > 0:18:27officials have made a mess of this assumption is the Lines man here
0:18:27 > 0:18:33has not flagged. Hobbs things he is offside. The referee gives the
0:18:33 > 0:18:37penalty. A bit everyone is looking across. What I do not understand
0:18:37 > 0:18:44his he must have put it up at some stage, the Line's man. All the
0:18:44 > 0:18:50players are saying, consult the linesman. Why has the referee given
0:18:50 > 0:18:56a penalty? That confuses the whole issue. He must have put it out.
0:18:57 > 0:19:06it up later. To be fair, they made the right decision but they went a
0:19:07 > 0:19:07
0:19:07 > 0:19:12They can look back at a terrific start to the season. Their 25th
0:19:12 > 0:19:19goal from 10 games. Seven goals clear of the next challenges, a
0:19:19 > 0:19:26terrific start. A band at home, they are incredible. Five games.
0:19:26 > 0:19:30Very good. I have seen them in the flesh a couple of times this year.
0:19:30 > 0:19:36They are the real deal, the momentum from last year, they have
0:19:36 > 0:19:41carried on. They have good players. Signed one or two over some of
0:19:41 > 0:19:46which have made a real difference. You would be a fall to write them
0:19:46 > 0:19:52off. Great comeback from Ipswich. They have had some good results.
0:19:52 > 0:20:02Beaten West Ham, now Brighton. Paul jaw has stumbled across a winning
0:20:02 > 0:20:06
0:20:06 > 0:20:16formula.. -- Paul Jewell. I went to the west Ham game. Ipswich played
0:20:16 > 0:20:21
0:20:21 > 0:20:31He has settled on this side now and they're getting results and all of
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0:20:33 > 0:20:40a sudden, it is the King up. On to Elland Road. Leeds had a 3
0:20:40 > 0:20:50Havant 3 draw against Brighton. Portsmouth have history on their
0:20:50 > 0:20:52
0:20:52 > 0:20:59side, their last defeat to Leeds 21 opening-day fixture of rather than
0:20:59 > 0:21:02one in October. Given these clubs's lukewarm start to their campaigns,
0:21:02 > 0:21:08they would like to take the opportunity to start their season
0:21:08 > 0:21:18again if they could. McCormack, nine goals in 11
0:21:18 > 0:21:19
0:21:19 > 0:21:29appearances. Becchio is on the bench. Connolly macro comes in for
0:21:29 > 0:21:33his second league appearance at the expense of Bromby.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37The only change is in goal where Henderson makes his first league
0:21:37 > 0:21:47appearance for the club, the 23- year-old comes from a family of
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0:22:08 > 0:22:14back. McCormack, fearing he might have scored his 10th goal of the
0:22:14 > 0:22:24season, he looks to the sunny skies in disbelief. McCormack, denied by
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0:22:42 > 0:22:48penalty area and headed into the back by Pugh. Joining the club on
0:22:48 > 0:22:55loan from Stoke. Peer macro scores his first goal for Leeds United.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59There will be questions asked as this looping corner came in. 1
0:22:59 > 0:23:05Portsmouth player had his head in his hands as Pugh roamed into the
0:23:05 > 0:23:10six-yard area and powered his header past Henderson, no more than
0:23:10 > 0:23:20Leeds deserved for the pressure they have applied. Virtually on his
0:23:20 > 0:23:29
0:23:29 > 0:23:39knees as he headed it in past Stephen Ward. Dealt with well by
0:23:39 > 0:23:59
0:23:59 > 0:24:07heading into the penalty area. He tries the shot against -- at across
0:24:07 > 0:24:15Henderson and just wide of the far post. Again, Snodgrass with plenty
0:24:15 > 0:24:25of space to exploit. Not be impressed, not being challenged.
0:24:25 > 0:24:34
0:24:34 > 0:24:38And almost making Portsmouth paid. down the right. Snodgrass coming
0:24:38 > 0:24:48forward, Pugh looking for a second goal. He drives the ball in which
0:24:48 > 0:24:49
0:24:49 > 0:24:59his deflected from a defender. Denying Pugh a second goal. Leeds
0:24:59 > 0:25:25
0:25:25 > 0:25:31are not afraid to move playing from free kick. A chance, Lonergan makes
0:25:31 > 0:25:37a save with his outstretched right hand. This time, it strikes the
0:25:37 > 0:25:42crossbar and cleared by Leeds United. Certainly the most dangers
0:25:42 > 0:25:49Portsmouth have looked. Headed towards him, he was not marked.
0:25:49 > 0:25:59Lonergan did well to save. The second attempt. This time, denied
0:25:59 > 0:26:12
0:26:12 > 0:26:20Into the area. And again, Portsmouth have to clear their
0:26:20 > 0:26:30lines. Portsmouth were not ready for that free kick, taken quickly,
0:26:30 > 0:26:58
0:26:58 > 0:27:05Snodgrass through a gap, around the Nigerian. A decent ball in. Out
0:27:05 > 0:27:10came Lonergan. A goal-kick, it was a midfielder who got the last touch.
0:27:10 > 0:27:20A good start to the second half by Portsmouth who were furry
0:27:20 > 0:27:26
0:27:26 > 0:27:36all people to be in that position on the field. What a strike at goal,
0:27:36 > 0:27:43
0:27:43 > 0:27:53defensive role. Tal Ben Haim has been sacrificed the Portsmouth
0:27:53 > 0:28:02
0:28:02 > 0:28:09from Mikael Forssell. A very flight of fit step over, creating space,
0:28:09 > 0:28:16forcing the save out of Stephen Henderson. He might be 38 years of
0:28:16 > 0:28:23age but that was good, quick feet by Mikael Forssell. That was the
0:28:23 > 0:28:33Mikael Forssell who played for Chelsea and Birmingham, remember.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38
0:28:38 > 0:28:45Portsmouth, killing. -- trailing. Just tipped over the crossbar from
0:28:46 > 0:28:49Lonergan. The flight of the ball carried towards the far post, and a
0:28:49 > 0:28:55very worried-looking and the Lonergan was forced to tip the ball
0:28:55 > 0:29:01over his own crossbar. How does it feel to score in a game where Leeds
0:29:01 > 0:29:08kept a clean sheet? That's was more important, the clean sheet, it was
0:29:08 > 0:29:13a good day, really. In the first half they looked the fresher team,
0:29:13 > 0:29:18and we look like it was her third game in eight days. We managed to
0:29:18 > 0:29:24get in at half-time, and get them going, and we got going enough in
0:29:24 > 0:29:27the second half, I thought, to have got something out of the game.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31championship is relentless and Portsmouth a very good side. They
0:29:31 > 0:29:36came out for the second half with the bit between their teeth, a side
0:29:36 > 0:29:41packed full of good players. It was a welcome three points. Simon
0:29:41 > 0:29:51Grayson will be just as happy with that first clean sheet in 12 games
0:29:51 > 0:29:52
0:29:52 > 0:29:58in all competitions. It is long Yes, they have kept a clean sheet,
0:29:58 > 0:30:02had to dig in in the second half. All of a sudden, things are
0:30:02 > 0:30:08starting to come round and there are some positive vibes coming out
0:30:08 > 0:30:13of their now. From Danny Pugh, that was a good finish. He is, Greg
0:30:13 > 0:30:21Halford will wonder what he is doing there. He has got his head in
0:30:21 > 0:30:25his hands, he is rather static, but it is a good finish, and you have a
0:30:25 > 0:30:31six foot tall midfielder, he is going to be in and around that sort
0:30:31 > 0:30:36of situation. Recovered just takes his eye off the player, and that is
0:30:36 > 0:30:43all it takes. Portsmouth, with nine points from the first 10 games.
0:30:43 > 0:30:46What is missing from them? They went to one up front, and change
0:30:46 > 0:30:51that in the second half to something more positive. They were
0:30:51 > 0:30:55far better than the second half. They have got some good players.
0:30:55 > 0:31:00Some good players at the club. There is a decent level of
0:31:00 > 0:31:04expenditure going out now. There first 11 compares with the best.
0:31:04 > 0:31:10They it was always a lack of numbers. That is not the case any
0:31:10 > 0:31:13more. They have got to start getting results, because this is
0:31:13 > 0:31:20not a position they would expect to be in, with that level of
0:31:20 > 0:31:25expenditure. Wes Brown up the rest of the Championship, starting with
0:31:25 > 0:31:32Peterborough. Pour space Doncaster, aiming to continue their revival
0:31:32 > 0:31:36under new boss, Dean Saunders.- Porsche faced Doncaster. A win and
0:31:36 > 0:31:40the draw and there seems to be a recovery for Doncaster since Dean
0:31:40 > 0:31:45Saunders took over. The Porsche manager, Darren Ferguson kept faith
0:31:45 > 0:31:55with the same side to smash the draw at Pompey during the week and
0:31:55 > 0:31:58
0:31:58 > 0:32:03McCann had a goal from a free kick. But Peterborough's defensive
0:32:03 > 0:32:06records suggested Doncaster could find some way back into again with
0:32:07 > 0:32:12the hosts yet to keep a clean sheet, and the strike, from Brian Stock,
0:32:13 > 0:32:16make sure that run continued. Rovers have not even won a point on
0:32:16 > 0:32:21their travels but had been energised by the goal those up Jon
0:32:21 > 0:32:27Parkin was a whisker away from giving the visitors the lead.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Having ended a 19 match run without a win in the Championship,
0:32:31 > 0:32:34confidence is creeping back into this Doncaster team. Kyle Bennett
0:32:34 > 0:32:39took advantage of some generous Peterborough defending to score his
0:32:39 > 0:32:44first League goal for the club. The visitors had to ride the luck,
0:32:44 > 0:32:49searching for that first elusive away victory, and are quickly taken
0:32:49 > 0:32:53free kick gave Tommy Rowe a chance to equalise, but he struck the post.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58Paul Taylor managed to fashion himself a shooting opportunity but
0:32:58 > 0:33:05also struck the post. It is now two wins and a draw, under Dean
0:33:05 > 0:33:09Saunders of the Rovers. We were trying to play football, the full
0:33:09 > 0:33:13length of the pitch and kick up the other end, we tried to drop off a
0:33:13 > 0:33:20little bit, tried to contain them, try to catch them on the break and
0:33:20 > 0:33:24we managed to do it. Blackpool had to do without the touchline
0:33:24 > 0:33:27presence of manager Ian Holloway for their game with Bristol City.
0:33:27 > 0:33:35Ian Holloway was confined to the stands after a midweek dispute with
0:33:35 > 0:33:38an official. Jonjo Shelvey's long- range shot proved too hot to handle
0:33:38 > 0:33:41and Gary Taylor-Fletcher was on hand to capitalise with his 4th
0:33:41 > 0:33:45League goal of the season pulls of the visitors looked for the first
0:33:45 > 0:33:51victory in eight matches and thought they had equalised, but
0:33:51 > 0:33:57Albert Adomah's neat finish was ruled offside. The second half saw
0:33:57 > 0:34:03the Posts t control. Jonjo Shelvey joined on loan from Liverpool on
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Friday - how is that for a debut goal? The hosts made it 3-0, seven
0:34:07 > 0:34:12minutes from time. Daniel Bogdanovic was allowed so much
0:34:12 > 0:34:17space before tucking in his first goal of the season. Blackpool were
0:34:17 > 0:34:25not finished. They continued to turn the screw as the visitors will
0:34:25 > 0:34:29did. Craig Cathcart teed up Brett Ormerod for No. 4. Still, that was
0:34:29 > 0:34:34not the end of the goals. There was time to add to the misery for
0:34:34 > 0:34:41Bristol City. Thomas Innes opened up the defence with this run,
0:34:41 > 0:34:45before setting up Daniel Bogdanovic to sweep in his second, and
0:34:45 > 0:34:53Blackpool's per. Bristol City are now bottom of the Championship
0:34:53 > 0:34:57table. -- Blackpool's better. said that to the players, I needed
0:34:57 > 0:35:01them to do it as well because I cannot go on the pitch. All I can
0:35:01 > 0:35:05do is try to give them direction in what we're going to try and achieve
0:35:05 > 0:35:09and I will continue to do that. is about trying to get the blend
0:35:09 > 0:35:14right. We have lost a lot of good players. But that is probably the
0:35:14 > 0:35:21best we have been a season and we deserved it after the last two
0:35:21 > 0:35:24games, getting one. Out of a possible six. Burnley's 51 win
0:35:24 > 0:35:30against Nottingham Forest was their first home League victory of the
0:35:30 > 0:35:34campaign. Eddie how's team hoped for more at Millwall postop Jay
0:35:34 > 0:35:39Rodriguez scored his first goal of the season against Nottingham
0:35:39 > 0:35:44Forest and was on target again. A run of seven games without a win
0:35:44 > 0:35:47and just three goals has seen Millwall into the relegation zone.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53Burnley, with back-to-back League victories for the first time this
0:35:53 > 0:35:56season, held on, for a hard-fought victory. I knew that that was going
0:35:56 > 0:36:04to be a difficult place to come. The crowd make it difficult for us
0:36:04 > 0:36:11in the second half but we coped well. A first glance there seemed
0:36:11 > 0:36:17to be only one likely outcome, a draw. Coventry have not done much
0:36:17 > 0:36:21better, drawing four of their last six. Boasts got a crucial break a
0:36:21 > 0:36:25minute before half-time when they won a penalty. Chris Hussey was
0:36:25 > 0:36:32judged to have handled when he fell to the ground. The referee was
0:36:32 > 0:36:37condensed. Andy Gray stepped up to send his kick past Joe Murphy, for
0:36:37 > 0:36:42his 100 goal in professional football. Coventry have made their
0:36:42 > 0:36:48way start to the season in 15 years. The prospects for recovery looked
0:36:48 > 0:36:52even slimmer after the restart. And the gay conductor James O'Brien's
0:36:52 > 0:36:57pinpoint cross. Andy Thorn was like a team had chances to get back into
0:36:57 > 0:37:02the game but Luke Steele was equal to anything they could throw at him
0:37:02 > 0:37:11in the Barnsley goal. Coventry without a victory on the road this
0:37:11 > 0:37:18What a turnaround in fortunes for Doncaster Rovers. Dean Saunders
0:37:18 > 0:37:23comes in and suddenly they are winning games. Is it just about the
0:37:23 > 0:37:29style of play? What he has done is brought a little more balance to
0:37:29 > 0:37:39their side. The emphasis is not on knocking the ball out, and playing
0:37:39 > 0:37:41
0:37:41 > 0:37:44from the back. As for Blackpool, Jonjo Shelvey Olembe I don't Friday
0:37:45 > 0:37:49and was instrumental in the biggest home victory in 10 years. We need
0:37:49 > 0:37:53to see more than this because he has come with a huge reputation
0:37:53 > 0:37:57that he might have lost during his time at Liverpool. The is always
0:37:57 > 0:38:02the danger when you climb up to the Premier League that you can get
0:38:02 > 0:38:06lost to stop what you need to do is go out on loan, establish yourself,
0:38:06 > 0:38:10and go back to Liverpool with a stronger hand than he went there
0:38:11 > 0:38:14with the first time. He is looking 2: that talent and get some
0:38:14 > 0:38:20experience and games under his belt. Every player should do this, no
0:38:20 > 0:38:23doubt about that, and he is going to come back a better player.
0:38:23 > 0:38:29Millen was under pressure going into the game against Blackpool.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33Where does this leave him tonight? Do chairman of Bristol City said
0:38:33 > 0:38:40that the way this game panned out would tell them a lot about the
0:38:40 > 0:38:42future of the club. And they probably could not have had the
0:38:42 > 0:38:50worst performance under Keith Millen than this. The body language
0:38:50 > 0:38:52spoke volumes for the way that the players applied themselves. And the
0:38:52 > 0:39:00manager deserves a better performance than that. These are
0:39:00 > 0:39:03difficult times. Right, to League One now and to one of the surprise
0:39:03 > 0:39:06packages of the season. Six years ago, Hartlepool came agonisingly
0:39:06 > 0:39:09close to reaching the Championship for the first time in their history,
0:39:09 > 0:39:12eventually losing to Saturday's opponents Sheffield Wednesday in
0:39:12 > 0:39:16the play-off final. After an unbeaten start to the new campaign,
0:39:16 > 0:39:22Hartlepool are at it again - so Clem's been along to spend the day
0:39:22 > 0:39:26with a man still loving his football up in the north east. It
0:39:26 > 0:39:30is League 1's most recognisable name who has been grabbing
0:39:30 > 0:39:34headlines at Victoria Park, a trumpet playing Peruvian
0:39:34 > 0:39:39international whose wedding was screened live on national
0:39:39 > 0:39:47television, whose face even appears on a postage stamp in Peru. But he
0:39:47 > 0:39:56is very much at home, back in his adopted north-east. How are you?
0:39:56 > 0:40:01Are you alright? Good to see you! This is the bit I liked. How are
0:40:01 > 0:40:06you coping with having to wash you want it? It reminds me of 15 years
0:40:06 > 0:40:12ago when I was a kid, playing in Peru. For me football is the
0:40:12 > 0:40:16passion of my life. My mum said to me since I was four years old, all
0:40:16 > 0:40:23the time in the street, kicking the ball, so it is difficult when you
0:40:23 > 0:40:27try to say, I don't want to play any more, it is difficult. A you
0:40:27 > 0:40:37realise this trumpet is never going to lead you. Every interview you do
0:40:37 > 0:40:39
0:40:39 > 0:40:48somebody is going to ask you about I love the music, like everybody
0:40:48 > 0:40:56else, I think, for me, doing music, I will not compare it with my
0:40:56 > 0:41:00football as a passion, but it is very close. We know the qualities
0:41:00 > 0:41:04that Nobby Solano can bring to a football club. He is a top
0:41:04 > 0:41:09international. He showed what he can do for us, especially last
0:41:09 > 0:41:16Saturday. You get a free kick on the edge of the box and he puts it
0:41:16 > 0:41:21in the top corner. That is what he has done to it his career. In to
0:41:21 > 0:41:25bowl you never lose the technique of the ability. You lose pace
0:41:25 > 0:41:31because you're getting older, but apart from that, inside, I feel
0:41:31 > 0:41:37like a young boy, I tried to do my best, helping the team when I get
0:41:37 > 0:41:40the chance, when I have the ball. One South American has been in the
0:41:40 > 0:41:46news. I cannot imagine that cures would cause anything like the same
0:41:46 > 0:41:54trouble. I do Dixon. He is a pleasure to work with. He is no
0:41:54 > 0:42:04problem. -- I don't think so. He brings a lot of jollity to the
0:42:04 > 0:42:11
0:42:11 > 0:42:21training room and to the dressing You wash your own kit but you still
0:42:21 > 0:42:29
0:42:29 > 0:42:33have got to carry your own toilet Wednesday last season that were no
0:42:33 > 0:42:40laughing matter, two defeats with seven goals conceded, five Boruc
0:42:40 > 0:42:46their own patch. Hartlepool were undone by a more accurate header at
0:42:46 > 0:42:51the other end. This mighty throw met by Johnson after the half-hour,
0:42:51 > 0:42:53leaving home side's unbeaten start to the season in jeopardy.
0:42:53 > 0:43:00Hartlepool were not going to surrender that record without a
0:43:00 > 0:43:06fight. It took the post to keep the scores level on this occasion.
0:43:06 > 0:43:12Sheffield Wednesday were able to stretch their winning when to three
0:43:12 > 0:43:22matches. Hartlepool all at sea, but Johnson defeated by the angle,
0:43:22 > 0:43:27
0:43:27 > 0:43:32meaning that it stayed at the you like to win every week, added
0:43:32 > 0:43:37to juror ambition to get into the play-offs, it is disappointing. --
0:43:37 > 0:43:43and it is your ambition. We will come back to training on Monday.
0:43:43 > 0:43:47much as you would love to, you will not win every game. For sure! It
0:43:47 > 0:43:52had to come to an end. We knew it was a tough game and that it would
0:43:52 > 0:43:56be tight. I am not surprised that just one goal separated the teams
0:43:56 > 0:43:59because there was nothing between them. Our second half performance
0:43:59 > 0:44:06was better than our first and I thought we did well in the second
0:44:06 > 0:44:15half. I thought we had most of the possession, set play, attempts at
0:44:15 > 0:44:21goal. I feel like her should be hugging you! I am all right!
0:44:21 > 0:44:29thanks to Nobby Solano. Clem should come with a health warning. He has
0:44:29 > 0:44:33done it again! Nonetheless, defeat after 10 games now, they can look
0:44:33 > 0:44:37back at a dream start to the new season. That cannot be overshadowed.
0:44:37 > 0:44:42Nothing will take the gloss off what he has achieved so far and it
0:44:42 > 0:44:46has been fantastic. Ever since the manager has taken over, it has been
0:44:46 > 0:44:50marvellous. All things considered, when you look at the relative
0:44:50 > 0:44:54budgets and what he has available to him, he is up there with the
0:44:54 > 0:44:57best in that division. For certainly is. As for the rest of
0:44:57 > 0:45:00League One, there was a meeting of two of the division's heavyweights
0:45:00 > 0:45:03at Bramall Lane, with third-placed Sheffield United up against the
0:45:03 > 0:45:13leaders Charlton, in a game that graced the Premier League only six
0:45:13 > 0:45:16gain some ground on the League One pace setters. But neither Neill
0:45:16 > 0:45:19Collins or Chris Porter could find a way past Ben Hamer in a tight
0:45:19 > 0:45:22first half. But two goals in, as many second half minutes swung the
0:45:22 > 0:45:25result in Charlton's favour.Yann Kermogant stepped off the bench and
0:45:25 > 0:45:29scored with his first touch to put the leaders in front. Soon after
0:45:29 > 0:45:32Chris Powell's men sealed the win that extends their lead at the top
0:45:32 > 0:45:35to five points. Collins guilty of taking his eye off the ball to
0:45:35 > 0:45:39leaver Bradley Wright Phillips in the clear. A mistake that proved
0:45:39 > 0:45:43fatal as the Londoners top scorer put away his 7th goal in 8 games to
0:45:43 > 0:45:46put Charlton in charge. Ched Evans hit the woodwork late on but it
0:45:46 > 0:45:49would have made little difference and even at this early stage this
0:45:49 > 0:45:59could prove to be a significant result in the League One promotion
0:45:59 > 0:46:04
0:46:04 > 0:46:07confidence boosting 2-2 draw at Huddersfield in their last match
0:46:07 > 0:46:10but any optimism gained was lost just 2 minutes into this game with
0:46:10 > 0:46:13Preston as Paul Coutts lashed home Jamie Proctor's cross. Despite
0:46:13 > 0:46:16being rooted to the bottom of the table and without a win all season
0:46:16 > 0:46:19Orient weren't deterred and found an equaliser 9 minutes before the
0:46:19 > 0:46:23break. Phil Brown no doubt wondering how the smallest man on
0:46:23 > 0:46:26the pitch was allowed to head home. 5 foot 4 inches Dean Cox getting on
0:46:26 > 0:46:30the end of Kevin Lisbie's deflected cross. 10 minutes later, Cox proved
0:46:30 > 0:46:33that he was equally as dangerous with his feet. After receiving the
0:46:33 > 0:46:36ball from Stephen Dawson he set about ensuring the O's had a half
0:46:36 > 0:46:39time lead. His long range effort too good for Andreas Aristidou
0:46:39 > 0:46:42Having not won all season home fans would have been forgiven for being
0:46:42 > 0:46:45nervous and their hearts would have been pounding just 2 minutes into
0:46:45 > 0:46:48the second half. Scott Cuthbert climbed all over Brian McLean and
0:46:48 > 0:46:54the referee pointed to the spot. But unlike 7 days ago against
0:46:54 > 0:46:56Tranmere, Graeme Alexander couldn't find the net from 12 yards. Lee
0:46:56 > 0:47:06Butcher pulling off a fine save. They're still bottom but Russell
0:47:06 > 0:47:07
0:47:07 > 0:47:10tipping MK Dons to win League One. And this match did nothing to
0:47:10 > 0:47:15change his mind. County in trouble from the second minute as Julian
0:47:15 > 0:47:18Kelly needed to make a superb save. Just a shame he's not a goalkeeper.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21Quite what the County players could find to complain about was hard to
0:47:21 > 0:47:25fathom. Kelly was sent off, giving Shaun Williams the responsibility
0:47:25 > 0:47:30of increasing the punishment. Stuart Nelson proved equally adept
0:47:30 > 0:47:33with his hands but it was a short- lived reprieve. In the 11th minute,
0:47:33 > 0:47:41Clinton Morrison released Angelo Balanta and his finish was
0:47:41 > 0:47:44magnificent. But even with ten men County managed to make a game of it.
0:47:44 > 0:47:50They weren't unlocked again until eight minutes from the end, as Dean
0:47:50 > 0:47:53Bowditch crossed for Morrison. Now the Dons could be sure of three
0:47:53 > 0:47:56points which would lift them into the top two. And they topped off
0:47:56 > 0:47:59the win with an eye-catching third just a minute later. Daniel
0:47:59 > 0:48:09Powell's determination crowning a good day for Karl Robinson's side,
0:48:09 > 0:48:16
0:48:16 > 0:48:19season saw Brentford crushed. Huddersfield had already hit the
0:48:19 > 0:48:23woodwork twice before Jordan Rhodes notched his 50th goal for the club
0:48:23 > 0:48:27to open the scoring. That ensured the Yorkshire side would go to the
0:48:27 > 0:48:30break on top and after it they went in search for more. Rhodes going
0:48:30 > 0:48:34close to doubling his tally. And that's when Brentford's luck
0:48:34 > 0:48:37finally ran out. Three goals in an eight-minute spell finished them
0:48:37 > 0:48:43off. Tommy Miller's perfectly weighted pass picking out Lee Novak
0:48:43 > 0:48:46whose finish oozed quality. Post match Lee Clark summed up the
0:48:46 > 0:48:48display as outstanding and his team were well on their way to
0:48:49 > 0:48:55stretching the Football League's longest ever unbeaten run when
0:48:55 > 0:48:59Novak crossed for Rhodes to make it 3-0. The striker previously enjoyed
0:48:59 > 0:49:02a loan spell with the Bees but was intent on trying to grab a hat-
0:49:02 > 0:49:05trick on his return to the capital. After a driving run, the post
0:49:05 > 0:49:08denied him the match-ball but Gary Roberts made sure his hard work
0:49:08 > 0:49:18didn't go to waste by completing the rout to propel Clark's men to
0:49:18 > 0:49:22
0:49:22 > 0:49:26league matches Dean Smith's Walsall came into this game desperate to
0:49:26 > 0:49:30kick start their season. And they took the lead in the 33rd minute,
0:49:30 > 0:49:33Will Grigg heading home his third goal of the season. Smith admitted
0:49:33 > 0:49:35the visitors had the better of the second half and they could have
0:49:36 > 0:49:39equalised almost immediately after the restart, but Jimmy Walker was
0:49:39 > 0:49:43equal to Liam Noble's close range effort. While Walker was able to
0:49:43 > 0:49:46save that shot from 6 yards, he had no answer to Matty Robson's free
0:49:46 > 0:49:50kick a few moments later. Nobody really expected him to shoot but
0:49:50 > 0:49:53shoot he did. And the result was a truly wonderful equaliser. While
0:49:53 > 0:49:56that was spectacular for the right reasons, what followed in the final
0:49:56 > 0:49:5910 minutes was spectacular for the wrong reasons. Substitute Francois
0:49:59 > 0:50:09Zoko should have won the game for the visitors but somehow sent his
0:50:09 > 0:50:11
0:50:11 > 0:50:14shot wide. No wins in 6 now for Bournemouth at mid-table Tranmere,
0:50:14 > 0:50:20who almost enjoyed a huge stroke of luck when Jose Baxter's cross
0:50:20 > 0:50:24flicked off Stephane Zubar. The crossbar sparing the Cherries who
0:50:24 > 0:50:27appeared to have a good case for a penalty as Adam Barrett went down
0:50:27 > 0:50:30in the box. Marc Pugh didn't make the most of the loose ball. Both
0:50:30 > 0:50:33managers agreed the draw was a fair result. Wes Thomas was probably
0:50:33 > 0:50:43kicking himself all the way home, having squandered another golden
0:50:43 > 0:50:45
0:50:45 > 0:50:48September but the manner of their opening goal against Oldham
0:50:49 > 0:50:54suggests confidence is still high. Daniel Nardiello finishing off a
0:50:54 > 0:50:57wonderful move worthy of gracing any ground in the land. That
0:50:57 > 0:51:00brought their overall tally for the season to just five goals but just
0:51:00 > 0:51:04four minutes into the second half they secured the win that keeps
0:51:04 > 0:51:14them in touch with their fellow strugglers. Guillem Bauza smashing
0:51:14 > 0:51:14
0:51:14 > 0:51:17home to end Oldham's hopes of a third away win on the spin.
0:51:17 > 0:51:21Scunthorpe secured their first win of the season last time out and the
0:51:21 > 0:51:24confidence was clear for all to see when Eddie Nolan, the rarest of
0:51:24 > 0:51:28goal-scorers tried his luck from 20 yards. Only the 23 year-old's
0:51:28 > 0:51:31second career goal. The game was end to end in the second half as
0:51:31 > 0:51:35Stevenage went in search of an equaliser but the Iron stood firm
0:51:35 > 0:51:38and put the result beyond doubt 2 minutes in to injury time. A
0:51:38 > 0:51:43mistake at the back allowed Michael O'Conner to fire home for an
0:51:43 > 0:51:46unlikely angle. Stevenage were heading for 3 consecutive league
0:51:46 > 0:51:56defeats for the first time since being promoted to the football
0:51:56 > 0:51:56
0:51:56 > 0:52:01league. They did pull one back 60 comebacks was almost complete in
0:52:01 > 0:52:04the sixth minute of stoppage time. Chris Beardsly got his shot in,
0:52:04 > 0:52:14only to be denied on the line by Michael Nelson. Plenty of late
0:52:14 > 0:52:15
0:52:15 > 0:52:19drama. But back to back wins for joy on the road but they couldn't
0:52:19 > 0:52:22complain about their luck away at Chesterfield. The ball falling
0:52:22 > 0:52:27kindly for Michail Antonio on the half hour which set the tone for
0:52:27 > 0:52:30United's afternoon. The home side had plenty of chances to take a
0:52:30 > 0:52:33share of the points. Alex Mendy cutting in from the wing to create
0:52:33 > 0:52:37one of the best in the second half. Ben Williams was down sharply to
0:52:37 > 0:52:40turn the shot wide. And, when the keeper was eventually beaten, more
0:52:40 > 0:52:45proof it really wasn't the Spireites' day. Leon Clarke
0:52:45 > 0:52:54thwarted by the post. Colchester collecting only their third away
0:52:54 > 0:52:57win since the turn of the year. Yeovil were hoping to avoid a third
0:52:57 > 0:53:07straight defeat against a Bury side who are finding life equally as
0:53:07 > 0:53:15
0:53:15 > 0:53:18tough. And the early signs were promising as Kieran Agard forced a
0:53:18 > 0:53:21fine save from Trevor Carson. But Agard did not have long to make the
0:53:21 > 0:53:24breakthrough with an overhead kick doing the trick. The third goal in
0:53:24 > 0:53:27three games for the striker signed from Premier League Everton in the
0:53:27 > 0:53:29summer. The signs didn't look good for Richie Barker's men who have
0:53:29 > 0:53:32struggled for goals since Ryan Lowe's departure to Sheffield
0:53:32 > 0:53:35Wednesday but the man who came in the opposite direction from
0:53:35 > 0:53:45Hillsborough had them level by half-time. Giles Coke driving his
0:53:45 > 0:53:51
0:53:51 > 0:53:55way through to register his first for the club. Five minutes from the
0:53:55 > 0:53:57end David Worrall set off on a sensational run and put the ball in
0:53:57 > 0:54:00the perfect spot for Peter Sweeney. The former Yeovil loanee helping
0:54:00 > 0:54:03his current club climb out of trouble and whilst dropping his old
0:54:03 > 0:54:06one into the relegation zone for the first time this season.
0:54:06 > 0:54:09Rochdale started this match in the last relegation spot, with Wycombe
0:54:09 > 0:54:12just one place better off. And despite the home side creating a
0:54:12 > 0:54:14good couple of early chances, it was the visitors who struck first.
0:54:14 > 0:54:17Scott Donnelly showing good composure just 6 minutes in. After
0:54:17 > 0:54:21the match Gary Waddock said his side's defending was not acceptable.
0:54:21 > 0:54:23And the hosts had been knocking at the door when they found a way
0:54:23 > 0:54:26through on 21 minutes. Ashley Grimes with plenty of time and
0:54:26 > 0:54:29space to hammer home the equaliser. Rochdale have never beaten Wycombe
0:54:29 > 0:54:32at Spotland but came close to taking the lead in the second half.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35Some suspect defending allowed Grimes the chance to almost became
0:54:35 > 0:54:38provider he fed through David Ball who was denied by Nikki Bull. When
0:54:38 > 0:54:41the winning goal did eventually come, it was all too easy. From
0:54:41 > 0:54:48Jake Kean's goal kick only one touch was needed. A brace from
0:54:48 > 0:54:54Grimes securing Dale only their second home win of the season. A
0:54:55 > 0:55:02good day for the bottom four sides. But first, Charlton, unbeaten in 11
0:55:02 > 0:55:06games. But beating one of the title rivals is a huge psychological blow.
0:55:06 > 0:55:11Absolutely, fantastic result. Maguire will like to see this one
0:55:11 > 0:55:15again. And he gets some luck to keep the game going. They have been
0:55:15 > 0:55:19very good. Nice touch from Chris Powell. He told us it was
0:55:19 > 0:55:23spontaneous, not planned, telling the players what a great
0:55:23 > 0:55:27performance it was from them. he is saying is quite aggressive
0:55:27 > 0:55:32but he is not picking people up. It looks like a rollicking but he is
0:55:32 > 0:55:35bracing them. He is telling them to stay tight and thanks for their
0:55:35 > 0:55:40efforts, an amazing achievement so far. They have not achieved
0:55:40 > 0:55:44anything so far but they are going along nicely. That game with
0:55:44 > 0:55:54Sheffield United defied the form book, and so did later Nuria when
0:55:54 > 0:56:00they defeated Preston. -- latent Leyton Orient. Coming back after
0:56:00 > 0:56:04being two goals behind is quite something. Even though the tables
0:56:04 > 0:56:07do not look so good, Leyton Orient have been showing that their
0:56:07 > 0:56:12performances are there. It is just getting the performances and the
0:56:12 > 0:56:22results along with it. That was a really good performance today. Dean
0:56:22 > 0:56:27Cox is a real match-winner. Troubles since Ryan Lowe was sold.
0:56:27 > 0:56:32This won't had eluded them for some time. He was a big player for them
0:56:32 > 0:56:38and they did not win a game since he left. Giles Coakley, super goal.
0:56:38 > 0:56:44Another player with undoubted talent and ability. Supposedly a
0:56:44 > 0:56:50really big flu jab Sheffield Wednesday. It has not come off yet.
0:56:50 > 0:56:54-- big future at Sheffield Wednesday. We will have a player on
0:56:54 > 0:57:03our hands soon. Exeter lost some Bible players over the summer and
0:57:03 > 0:57:10wins have been hard to come by, and goals. -- valuable players. It is
0:57:10 > 0:57:16hard if you have not scored to win! That does not take a mathematician.
0:57:16 > 0:57:24But they did better. It was a much- needed win. They have done
0:57:24 > 0:57:28fantastically. I will not say they would do a bad year but we can
0:57:28 > 0:57:32forgive them a couple of bad results because they have done
0:57:32 > 0:57:42enough to warrant some latitude. But they will pick up again.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45Huddersfield, unbeaten in 36. games, 13 draws, and lot of people
0:57:45 > 0:57:50were thinking this would be a difficult game but it was an
0:57:50 > 0:57:55excellent performance and the great performance means a real marker for
0:57:55 > 0:57:57the future. Onto League Two now and for once we start with one of the
0:57:57 > 0:57:59games that took place on Friday night.
0:57:59 > 0:58:02Southend and Shrewsbury met at Roots Hall knowing that whoever
0:58:02 > 0:58:05took all three points would leapfrog Morecambe to the top of
0:58:05 > 0:58:10the table. Southend made all the running at Roots Hall in their
0:58:10 > 0:58:13quest for a fourth straight win. Shrewsbury keeper Ben Smith soon at
0:58:13 > 0:58:23full stretch to keep out Ryan Leonard's deflected effort and Liam
0:58:23 > 0:58:27
0:58:27 > 0:58:30had the lead. Jermaine Grandison nudged Neil Harris away from the
0:58:30 > 0:58:39dropping ball, presenting Dickinson with another chance to open the
0:58:39 > 0:58:42scoring. The lanky striker's fifth goal of the season and fourth from
0:58:43 > 0:58:48the spot rewarded Southend's first half dominance. It was a long time
0:58:48 > 0:58:51though before they could be sure of hitting the top of the table. Smith
0:58:51 > 0:58:55punching the ball against Mark Phillips as the match moved into
0:58:55 > 0:58:59stoppage time, and Shrewsbury's fate was sealed. Sub Ryan Hall
0:58:59 > 0:59:09supplied the free-kick which caused that chaos.. His short spell on the
0:59:09 > 0:59:10
0:59:10 > 0:59:13pitch extremely productive. Hall also won the penalty which gave the
0:59:13 > 0:59:16scoreline an even more convincing look. Converted this time by Neil
0:59:16 > 0:59:19Harris, to leave boss Paul Sturrock happy though wishing the victory
0:59:19 > 0:59:22had been made safe a lot sooner. Body played well going into the
0:59:22 > 0:59:32second half. You have got to give credit to Shrewsbury for coming out
0:59:32 > 0:59:37
0:59:37 > 0:59:40and making a game of it. A chance for Morecambe top reclaim to spot.
0:59:41 > 0:59:50Jim Bentley's side putting their unbeaten away record on the line
0:59:51 > 0:59:52
0:59:52 > 0:59:55against a Torquay team that don't give away much on their own patch.
0:59:55 > 0:59:58But 8 minutes from time, Morecambe rescued a draw that keeps them
0:59:58 > 1:00:02right in contention there didn't seem too much danger when Kevin
1:00:02 > 1:00:06Ellison picked the ball up in his own half but he clearly only had
1:00:06 > 1:00:13one thing on his mind After a sensational run he kept his cool to
1:00:13 > 1:00:17earn his side a deserved point. Matt Tubbs was a former team-mate
1:00:17 > 1:00:22of which at Bournemouth. He showed nose and that for his former
1:00:22 > 1:00:25captain and with five minutes to go, he doubled the league for Crawley.
1:00:25 > 1:00:32But that plan of's exit from administration agreed, the visitors,
1:00:32 > 1:00:36too, had cause to celebrate. They a -- the biggest club in League 2,
1:00:36 > 1:00:42Plymouth Argyle. I was speaking to their board of directors and it
1:00:42 > 1:00:46looks like their takeovers going to happen. You could see the
1:00:46 > 1:00:52travelling support they had, and those are the big winners today. We
1:00:52 > 1:00:56will keep plugging away, and get the club, as all, to two things the
1:00:56 > 1:01:06right way. It is a work in progress and we are trying to lay the
1:01:06 > 1:01:07
1:01:07 > 1:01:10foundations. Having shipped seven goals in their two previous games,
1:01:10 > 1:01:13Rotherham's rearguard needed to be at their best against the Football
1:01:13 > 1:01:17League's top scorers. But with 18 minutes on the clock, Millers
1:01:17 > 1:01:21keeper Conrad Logan let a free-kick from Marc Richards slip through his
1:01:21 > 1:01:23fingers as Port Vale went in search of their first win in three. Just
1:01:23 > 1:01:27eight minutes after opening the scoring, Richards was all smiles
1:01:27 > 1:01:30again, this time the Vale striker getting on the end of a flick from
1:01:31 > 1:01:35former Miller Tom Pope to doubled the advantage. Richards back from
1:01:35 > 1:01:39suspension in style, but the Millers on the slide. There was a
1:01:40 > 1:01:44hint of the old days at Plough Lane about the goal that got Wimbledon
1:01:44 > 1:01:50off to a flier against Gillingham. Christian jolly capitalising on
1:01:50 > 1:01:56this slip. The Dons showed there is more to their game than latching
1:01:56 > 1:02:03onto Walpole long balls. This diving header had them two up after
1:02:03 > 1:02:06only 12 minutes. The striker was proving handful, with his
1:02:06 > 1:02:14persistence causing panic at that back 10 minutes later. The match
1:02:14 > 1:02:18was almost sewn up the 10 minutes into the second half bus-stop Terry
1:02:18 > 1:02:23Brown's team were well on the way to their put successive win there
1:02:23 > 1:02:27and just outside the promotion places. Gillingham pulled one back
1:02:27 > 1:02:32with the goal of the game from Charlie Lee, but that sloppy start
1:02:32 > 1:02:35cost them dear. Hereford have the worst goal difference in League 2
1:02:35 > 1:02:40this season having scored the the stomach of goals and the Football
1:02:40 > 1:02:46League. But they could have taken the lead at Edgar Street if it
1:02:46 > 1:02:51wasn't for the fine reflexes of Ryan Clarke. Then Oxford's
1:02:51 > 1:02:56defensive frailties were exposed. 17-year-old Robert Hall opened the
1:02:56 > 1:03:03scoring. That solitary goal enough to secure Oxford their third away
1:03:03 > 1:03:07victory in a row. Phil Parkinson's wait for the first win continues
1:03:07 > 1:03:11but he will not get a better chance than this, what a terrific opener
1:03:11 > 1:03:21from Kyle Reeves giving Bradford the lead. It was a dream start for
1:03:21 > 1:03:25the Yorkshire club to double their advantage with only 15 minutes late.
1:03:25 > 1:03:29Seven minutes before the break, Billy Kay continued to scoring
1:03:29 > 1:03:33streak. His third in as many matches give the alongside a
1:03:33 > 1:03:36platform to build on, and he should have been celebrating pitting his
1:03:36 > 1:03:42side back on level terms shortly after this. Having somehow managed
1:03:42 > 1:03:49to miss, he delivered a blow that caused panic in the travelling
1:03:49 > 1:03:54racks. This gave it Justin Richard the chance to continue as scoring
1:03:54 > 1:04:04one. He kept his cool from the spot, to preserve Prutton's unbeaten home
1:04:04 > 1:04:06
1:04:06 > 1:04:11record. -- Burton's. Macclesfield bounce straight back from their
1:04:11 > 1:04:15defeat at Planet, but not without the obscure postop Rafael a good
1:04:15 > 1:04:20veto scuffed the shot back when a clean shot back would have given
1:04:21 > 1:04:25Swindon the lead. Swindon fell behind in the second half thanks to
1:04:25 > 1:04:29an excellent solo goal from George Donnelly, who refuse to be stopped.
1:04:29 > 1:04:34Swindon's Matt Ritchie was at the centre of the match's main talking
1:04:34 > 1:04:41point. He appeared to be told when one-on-one with the keeper, and
1:04:41 > 1:04:45staying on his feet prove counter- productive, leading Paolo di Canio
1:04:45 > 1:04:51to say that the future he will tell his players to dive. Another fine
1:04:51 > 1:05:01finish from Macclesfield, with a swastika confirming Swindon's 50 a
1:05:01 > 1:05:05
1:05:05 > 1:05:10week that beat in 6 games. -- with Country derby looking for back-to-
1:05:10 > 1:05:14back wins for the past in the season, but fell behind when
1:05:14 > 1:05:18Muhammad ran half the length of the field Angeles before finishing past
1:05:19 > 1:05:25Scott Bevan. Rover straw to stamp any authority on the match and fell
1:05:25 > 1:05:29to behind just before half-time. After the match, the pie is boss
1:05:29 > 1:05:33Phil Buckle said his side conceded three dead-ball goals. Muhammad
1:05:33 > 1:05:35capitalised again three minutes into the second half postop league
1:05:35 > 1:05:40ground pulled back a consolation the 20 minutes remaining. But it
1:05:40 > 1:05:50was not enough to stop Bristol Rovers fans during their side of
1:05:50 > 1:05:57
1:05:57 > 1:06:00the pitch for the second game in succession. -- booing. This Cross
1:06:00 > 1:06:04gave the lie by Germaine McGlashan, and Danielle Prince to give
1:06:04 > 1:06:08Aldershot an early lead. The despair did not last long. Shaun
1:06:08 > 1:06:14Hessay let fly with this free kick. The home team would go to the break
1:06:14 > 1:06:19second best. This free kick met by Hilton at the post, to restore
1:06:19 > 1:06:23order short's hopes of stretching their unbeaten run on the road to
1:06:23 > 1:06:29four matches. Stanley have not tasted success is the end of August
1:06:29 > 1:06:33but were determined to * October and a positive note. Danny Boyle
1:06:33 > 1:06:38put out to level the scores. On balance the hosts should have
1:06:38 > 1:06:42settled for a point. But two Minster on the end, the Spanish
1:06:42 > 1:06:52from Charlie Barnet, measured to perfection, help them claimed all
1:06:52 > 1:06:58
1:06:58 > 1:07:01where crew seemed set to stretch the on-site losing when there are
1:07:01 > 1:07:05half-a-dozen games, as they broke the deadlock with five minutes --
1:07:05 > 1:07:1215 minutes remaining. She would have thought that the Daggers would
1:07:12 > 1:07:14have been bereft of confidence given their recent run, but Gavin
1:07:14 > 1:07:19Tomlin surged into the box, opening the way for some Williams to level
1:07:19 > 1:07:23the scores Just A Minute later. There was worse to come for crew,
1:07:23 > 1:07:27who switched off five minutes into stoppage time. That for the header
1:07:27 > 1:07:30from Richard Rose getting October of they are great start of Dagenham,
1:07:30 > 1:07:40after going all the way through September without collecting a
1:07:40 > 1:07:41
1:07:41 > 1:07:49described the 4-0 defeat to Swindon in the last match as not good
1:07:49 > 1:07:56enough. Aside almost made the perfect start, and Ricky Wolves
1:07:56 > 1:08:00struck the woodwork. Mark Marshall's pace and all in cause
1:08:00 > 1:08:04problems, allowing Holmes to lash in from the edge of the box. That
1:08:04 > 1:08:09was his first League goal of the season, but some elementary
1:08:09 > 1:08:13defensive mistakes presented their opponents with an equaliser.
1:08:13 > 1:08:17Barnett made a double substitution the 10 minutes to go, as they went
1:08:17 > 1:08:23in search of the winner, but the visitors struck the killer Owen 88
1:08:23 > 1:08:31minute, with Ben Tozer firing home. Three the fees in a row now, for
1:08:31 > 1:08:37Barnett. -- three the piece. Testing times for Lawrie Sanchez,
1:08:37 > 1:08:42at Barnet. The story of the Bikey End has to be Southend, topping the
1:08:42 > 1:08:47table for the first time in five years. There is a lot has happened
1:08:47 > 1:08:52years. There is a lot has happened in those five years. Almost went
1:08:52 > 1:08:56out of business. Only had one player on registration. They have
1:08:56 > 1:09:03won the last four games but three of them are Gillingham, Rotherham
1:09:03 > 1:09:10and Shrewsbury. Those of good results, as you say. The second
1:09:10 > 1:09:17goal scored by Mark Phillips, who you know quite well. He got
1:09:17 > 1:09:24something of a knock from the celebration. Yes, he did, they and
1:09:24 > 1:09:31a bit enthusiastic, aren't they? If you're going to get injured, that
1:09:31 > 1:09:37is not the way to do it! A couple of players jumping on his back.
1:09:37 > 1:09:41it is not serious? No, no. ESE Wimbledon into their highest league
1:09:41 > 1:09:47position and three goals in 20 by the wrist against promotion
1:09:47 > 1:09:52hopefuls Gillingham. That is no mean feat. It is a fantastic start,
1:09:52 > 1:09:583-0 up after 22 minutes. Some defending leaves a bit to be
1:09:59 > 1:10:05desired. But take nothing away from Wimbledon. Up to 4th in the table,
1:10:05 > 1:10:10a side that has carried on that momentum. And a jolly good job he
1:10:10 > 1:10:14has done. Whatever hair that John Steele has got left he would have
1:10:14 > 1:10:19been cheering them out after losing that game with two goals against
1:10:19 > 1:10:26Crewe. No better time to score their one goal they have managed in
1:10:26 > 1:10:29each game so far. They needed both of them. It is easy to get carried
1:10:29 > 1:10:33away with were Dagenham & Redbridge should be because they are only
1:10:33 > 1:10:39recently promoted. It is easy to forget how much they might have
1:10:39 > 1:10:42achieved in a short space of time. Yes, look at this -- at the size
1:10:42 > 1:10:49and scope of that club and they have no right to be anywhere else
1:10:49 > 1:10:59other than where they are now. It is a fantastic achievement. Let's
1:10:59 > 1:11:10
1:11:10 > 1:11:14There is no movement in the bottom 5 although Bradford picked up 1
1:11:14 > 1:11:17point and Dagenham left it late to pick up their first win in 7. There
1:11:17 > 1:11:20were also good wins for Accrington, Macclesfield and Northampton. In
1:11:20 > 1:11:23League One, Charlton extend their lead to 5 points after beating
1:11:23 > 1:11:26Sheffield Utd and because Preston lost at Leyton Orient. MK Dons are
1:11:26 > 1:11:30up to second and Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield are up
1:11:30 > 1:11:33in to the top 6. Huge relief for Leyton Orient after picking up
1:11:33 > 1:11:39their first win of the season and Exeter their second although both
1:11:39 > 1:11:43remain rooted to the bottom. The other two sides that started the
1:11:43 > 1:11:46day in the bottom four were Rochdale and Bury. They both won as
1:11:46 > 1:11:50well and are replaced by Wycombe & Yeovil. In the Championship,
1:11:50 > 1:11:53Southampton move two points clear at the top after that impressive 4-
1:11:53 > 1:11:570 win over Watford. Middlesbrough, Derby, West Ham and Brighton all
1:11:57 > 1:12:01failed to win, so Hull move in to the top 6 and replace the side they
1:12:01 > 1:12:04beat Cardiff. Doncaster move off the bottom of the table after that
1:12:04 > 1:12:082-1 victory at Peterborough and move up 4 places. Bristol City
1:12:08 > 1:12:11replace them at the foot of the table. All of the current bottom
1:12:11 > 1:12:14three lost and also failed to score this weekend. A reminder, Forest
1:12:14 > 1:12:16take on Birmingham at the City Ground on Sunday. If you have
1:12:16 > 1:12:21missed any of the goals tonight, don't forget the Football League
1:12:21 > 1:12:31Show is on the red button. And on for review, but only until quarter
1:12:31 > 1:12:32
1:12:32 > 1:12:36to four in the morning, otherwise, it is on BBC iPlayer all week.
1:12:36 > 1:12:41Football coverage continues over the weekend that much of that the
1:12:41 > 1:12:45two. Highlights of the north London derby between Arsenal and Spurs.
1:12:45 > 1:12:49We're back on Saturday at five to midnight and because it is